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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the author's childhood described in the foreword?
(a) As violent.
(b) As happy.
(c) As ideal.
(d) As difficult.

2. What is the purpose of the expedition the three men are on?
(a) To locate the ruins of an ancient civilization.
(b) To photograph exotic bird species.
(c) To map the many islands of a tropical area.
(d) To chart tributaries of a great river.

3. What genre of fiction does "Herland" belong to?
(a) Historical fiction.
(b) Science fiction.
(c) Literary fiction.
(d) Utopian fiction.

4. Who do the women bring the the men before in Chapter 2?
(a) A queen.
(b) A panel of elders.
(c) A judge.
(d) A religious leader.

5. What is the name of Vandyck's tutor?
(a) Ceris.
(b) Somel.
(c) Moadine.
(d) Zava.

6. How many cities did the author live in as a child?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Fourteen.

7. What was the name of the author's first born daughter?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Katherine.
(d) Maryann.

8. What is the title of one of the author's works?
(a) The Yellow Wallpaper.
(b) Excellent Women.
(c) Anthem.
(d) The Edible Woman.

9. What does Vandyck believe is the men's best hope for freedom?
(a) Giving the women their valuables.
(b) Escaping at night.
(c) Befriending the women.
(d) Learning the local language.

10. How are the men transported back to their prison?
(a) By car.
(b) In the plane.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) On foot.

11. What does Jeff NOT note a lack of in the town?
(a) Smoke.
(b) Noise.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Animals.

12. How many women in America does Jeff say are working poor?
(a) Eleven million.
(b) Half a million.
(c) Four million.
(d) Seven or eight million.

13. How do the women refer to their society when it still included men?
(a) As man-ruled.
(b) As bi-sexual.
(c) As co-gendered.
(d) As two-sided.

14. What does Terry NOT offer the women in the town center?
(a) A collection of gold coins.
(b) A jewelled crown.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A rhinestone circlet.

15. What animal does Somel say is present on her society's land?
(a) Ferrets.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one woman show the men a sketch of?

2. What did Charles Walter Stetson do for a living?

3. What do Vandyck and his fellow explorers share an interest in?

4. How old was the author when she married for the second time?

5. What does Terry note about the women who meet the men in the center of town?

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